Abstract: AbstractStudies of radon‐exposed underground miners predict that residential radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer mortality; however, case‐control studies of residential radon have not provided unambiguous evidence of an association. Owing to small expected risks from residential radon and uncertainties in dosimetry, large studies or pooling of multiple studies are needed to fully evaluate effects. We pooled data from 2 case‐control studies of residential radon representing 2 large radon studies conducted in China. The studies...
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Topics: 
Environmental health
Demography
Nuclear medicine